Estimation of expected utility gained from the helmet law in Taiwan by quality-adjusted survival time

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 253-263

  Tsauo, Jau Yih ^a   Hwang, Jing Shiang ^b   Chiu, Wen Ta ^c   Hung, Ching Chang ^d   Wang, Jung Der ^a  

^a N   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cost utility analysis; Head injury; Quality adjusted survival time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; LIFE TABLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SURVIVAL; SURVIVOR; TAIWAN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; LIFE TABLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0033126430     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(98)00078-5     Document Type: Article

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